High density outdoor microalgal culture

Algal Biorefineries: Volume 1: Cultivation of Cells and Products

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 147-173

  Doucha, Jiří ^a   Lívanský, Karel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Culture parameters; Economic consideration; High density culture; Open ponds; Photosynthetic efficiency; Productivity; Thin layer photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943650697     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7494-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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